Protective circuit
A protective circuit ( 1 A) includes a protective element ( 10 A), a plurality of secondary battery cells ( 20 ), ( 20 ), . . . , an external positive electrode terminal ( 30 a ) and an external negative electrode terminal ( 30 b ), an auxiliary power supply ( 40 ), a first control device ( 50 ), and a switch ( 60 ). The protective element ( 10 A) has a first fusible conductor ( 15 ) of which both ends are connected to a first terminal ( 11 ) and a second terminal ( 12 ), and a heat generator ( 16 ) installed on a first energizing path (P 1 A ) between a third terminal ( 13 ) and a fourth terminal ( 14 ). The auxiliary power supply ( 40 ) is provided electrically independently of the plurality of secondary battery cells ( 20 ), ( 20 ), . . . . In this protective circuit ( 1 A), the switch ( 60 ) is switched to energization by a signal from the first control device ( 50 ), the heat generator ( 16 ) of the protective element ( 10 A) generates heat, and the first fusible conductor ( 15 ) is fused to cut off a portion between the plurality of secondary battery cells ( 20 ), ( 20 ), . . . and the external negative electrode terminal ( 30 b).
1. A protective circuit comprising:
a protective element that has a first terminal, a second terminal, a first fusible conductor of which both ends are connected to the first terminal and the second terminal, a third terminal, a fourth terminal, and a heat generator installed on a first energizing path between the third terminal and the fourth terminal;
a plurality of secondary battery cells connected in series;
an external positive electrode terminal and an external negative electrode terminal;
an auxiliary power supply provided electrically independently of the plurality of secondary battery cells;
a control device that detects vehicle abnormalities from a vehicle engine control apparatus while monitoring abnormal voltages of the plurality of secondary battery cells, and outputs a signal when the control device detects at least one of (1) one or more abnormal voltages of the plurality of secondary battery cells or (2) one or more vehicle abnormalities from the vehicle engine control apparatus; and
a switch that receives the signal from the control device and switches energization, wherein the control device outputs a signal to the switch when the vehicle engine control apparatus detects one or more vehicle abnormalities other than the one or more abnormal voltages of the plurality of secondary battery cells, wherein the control device is connected to the plurality of secondary battery cells and/or the vehicle engine control apparatus, wherein the first terminal and the second terminal of the protective element are installed on a second energizing path between a positive electrode end of the plurality of secondary battery cells and the external positive electrode terminal or between a negative electrode end of the plurality of secondary battery cells and the external negative electrode terminal, wherein the third terminal and the fourth terminal of the protective element are connected with the auxiliary power supply and the switch in series and in a loop, and wherein the switch is switched to energization by the signal from the control device, the heat generator of the protective element generates heat, and the first fusible conductor is fused to cut off a portion between the plurality of secondary battery cells and the external positive electrode terminal or a portion between the plurality of secondary battery cells and the external negative electrode terminal from each other.
2. The protective circuit according to claim 1 , further comprising: a second fusible conductor between the heat generator and the third terminal of the protective element or between the heat generator and the fourth terminal of the protective element.
3. The protective circuit according to claim 1 , further comprising: a second fusible conductor between the heat generator and the third terminal of the protective element, and a third fusible conductor between the heat generator and the fourth terminal.
4. A protective circuit comprising:
a protective element that has a first terminal, a second terminal, a first fusible conductor of which both ends are connected to the first terminal and the second terminal, a third terminal, a fourth terminal, and a heat generator installed on a first energizing path between the third terminal and the fourth terminal;
a plurality of secondary battery cells connected in series;
an external positive electrode terminal and an external negative electrode terminal;
an auxiliary power supply;
a control device that detects vehicle abnormalities from a vehicle engine control apparatus while monitoring abnormal voltages of the plurality of secondary battery cells, and outputs a signal when the control device detects at least one of (1) one or more abnormal voltages of the plurality of secondary battery cells or (2) one or more vehicle abnormalities from the vehicle engine control apparatus; and
a switch that receives the signal from the control device and switches energization, wherein the control device outputs a signal to the switch when the vehicle engine control apparatus detects one or more vehicle abnormalities other than the one or more abnormal voltages of the plurality of secondary battery cells, wherein the control device is connected to the plurality of secondary battery cells and/or the vehicle engine control apparatus, wherein the first terminal and the second terminal of the protective element are installed on a second energizing path between a positive electrode end of the plurality of secondary battery cells and the external positive electrode terminal or between a negative electrode end of the plurality of secondary battery cells and the external negative electrode terminal, wherein the third terminal and the fourth terminal of the protective element are connected with the auxiliary power supply and the switch in series and in a loop, wherein the second energizing path on which the first terminal and the second terminal of the protective element are connected to each other and a third energizing path which is connected from the third terminal to the fourth terminal via the auxiliary power supply and the switch are connected to each other, and wherein the switch is switched to energization by the signal from the control device, the heat generator of the protective element generates heat, and the first fusible conductor is fused to cut off a portion between the plurality of secondary battery cells and the external positive electrode terminal or a portion between the plurality of secondary battery cells and the external negative electrode terminal from each other.
5. The protective circuit according to claim 4 , further comprising: a second fusible conductor between the heat generator and the third terminal of the protective element or between the heat generator and the fourth terminal of the protective element.
6. The protective circuit according to claim 4 , further comprising: a second fusible conductor between the heat generator and the third terminal of the protective element, and a third fusible conductor between the heat generator and the fourth terminal.
7. A protective circuit comprising:
a protective element that has a first terminal, a second terminal, a first fusible conductor of which both ends are connected to the first terminal and the second terminal, a third terminal, and a heat generator installed on a first energizing path between the third terminal and the first terminal or between the third terminal and the second terminal;
a plurality of secondary battery cells connected in series;
an external positive electrode terminal and an external negative electrode terminal;
an auxiliary power supply;
a control device that detects vehicle abnormalities from a vehicle engine control apparatus while monitoring abnormal voltages of the plurality of secondary battery cells, and outputs a signal when the control device detects at least one of (1) one or more abnormal voltages of the plurality of secondary battery cells or (2) one or more vehicle abnormalities from the vehicle engine control apparatus; and
a switch that receives the signal from the control device and switches energization, wherein the control device outputs a signal to the switch when the vehicle engine control apparatus detects one or more vehicle abnormalities other than the one or more abnormal voltages of the plurality of secondary battery cells, wherein the control device is connected to the plurality of secondary battery cells and/or the vehicle engine control apparatus, wherein the first terminal and the second terminal of the protective element are installed on a second energizing path between a positive electrode end of the plurality of secondary battery cells and the external positive electrode terminal or between a negative electrode end of the plurality of secondary battery cells and the external negative electrode terminal, wherein the third terminal of the protective element is connected to the second energizing path, on which the first terminal and the second terminal of the protective element are connected to each other, via the auxiliary power supply and the switch, and wherein the switch is switched to energization by the signal from the control device, the heat generator of the protective element generates heat, and the first fusible conductor is fused to cut off a portion between the plurality of secondary battery cells and the external positive electrode terminal from each other or a portion between the plurality of secondary battery cells and the external negative electrode terminal from each other.
8. The protective circuit according to claim 7 , further comprising: a second fusible conductor between the heat generator and the third terminal of the protective element.
9. The protective circuit according to claim 7 , further comprising: a second fusible conductor between the heat generator and the third terminal of the protective element, and a third fusible conductor between the heat generator and the first terminal or between the heat generator and the second terminal.
10. The protective circuit according to claim 4 , wherein a pole of the second energizing path on which the first terminal and the second terminal of the protective element are connected to each other and a pole of the auxiliary power supply opposite to a pole on a side connected to the third terminal are connected to each other with the same polarity.
11. The protective circuit according to claim 4 , wherein the first fusible conductor is a laminate including a low melting point metal layer and a high melting point metal layer.
12. The protective circuit according to claim 11 , wherein the low melting point metal layer is made of Sn or an alloy containing Sn as a main component, and the high melting point metal layer is made of Ag, Cu, or an alloy containing Ag or Cu as a main component.